The latest feature from Microsoft Word — the new Word Agent — transforms how you interact with documents by letting the AI edit content directly within your document. It tackles everything from writing new docs and editing existing ones to reformatting style and structure. Our real-world tests show it’s not perfect and still requires oversight. […]
If you’ve ever paused over that little horizontal line in a document and wondered whether you should use a hyphen, en-dash or em-dash, you’re not alone. In Microsoft Word there are nine distinct dash or hyphen-like characters, each with its own typographic role and keyboard shortcut. From the standard hyphen for compound words to the […]
Microsoft’s recent update to Microsoft Word introduces a bold change: new documents are now default-saved to the cloud (via OneDrive or SharePoint) with AutoSave enabled and different file naming. This shift removes the familiar local save location as the default — raising concerns around privacy, offline access and user control. This is an arrogant but […]
If you’ve ever wondered how to replicate the distinctive “school bus yellow” shade in your documents or slides, you’ll find the answer here. It’s the standard hue for North American school buses, chosen for visibility and impact. You can apply this same shade in Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint or any other Microsoft Office document simply […]
Microsoft Word is officially retiring its “Send to Kindle” feature, ending the convenient way users could send documents straight from Word to their Kindle libraries. This marks the end of a short-lived integration but you can still put Word documents on a Kindle in other ways. Starting February 9, 2026, “Send to Kindle” feature will […]
